Twitter to livestream Thursday night NFL games

The social platform has partnered with the National Football League to win global rights for the week-night series.

The battle for eyeballs in the live-streaming space has a new competitor. Twitter has entered the fray of live sports streaming with the announcement of a deal to bring viewers live football action. The social platform, which just celebrated its 10th birthday, placed the winning bid (the grand total of the payout is still unknown) for global broadcasting rights.

Ten games will be live streamed on Twitter’s global platform every Thursday night for the upcoming football season, according to a release from the football league.

As the exclusive live OTT partner of the National Football League, the social platform will provide viewers globally with a free digital stream of the Thursday night games that will also be broadcast live on NBC and CBS, and simulcast on the NFL Network.

The Twitter streams of the games will be available on all platforms: mobile phones, tablets, desktop and connected TVs. In addition to the games, Twitter will also air pre- and post-game live broadcasts on Persicope, which will feature players and teams stats, interviews and commentary.